EP2562923B1 - Motor control unit and electric power steering system - Google Patents

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EP2562923B1
EP2562923B1 EP12177873.2A EP12177873A EP2562923B1 EP 2562923 B1 EP2562923 B1 EP 2562923B1 EP 12177873 A EP12177873 A EP 12177873A EP 2562923 B1 EP2562923 B1 EP 2562923B1
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Isao Namikawa
Terutaka Tamaizumi
Yuji Kariatsumari
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    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02P—CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; CONTROLLING TRANSFORMERS, REACTORS OR CHOKE COILS
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    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02P—CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; CONTROLLING TRANSFORMERS, REACTORS OR CHOKE COILS
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  • the invention relates to a motor control unit and an electric power steering system.
  • EPS electric power steering system
  • motor control unit that is capable of controlling a brushless motor without detecting a rotation angle of the brushless motor.
  • EPS electric power steering system
  • a sensorless (resolver-less) drive control method in which a rotation angle sensor (motor resolver) is not used, the following method has been proposed. According to the method, an addition angle that corresponds to an amount of change in the motor rotation angle (hereinafter, referred to as "motor rotation angle change amount" where appropriate) in each computation period is computed, and current feedback control is executed on a rotating coordinate system that rotates in accordance with a motor rotation angle (control angle) used in control, which is obtained by adding up the addition angles.
  • motor rotation angle change amount an addition angle that corresponds to an amount of change in the motor rotation angle
  • a motor control unit described in US2010/0235051 executes torque feedback control based on a torque deviation (deviation between a target steering torque and an actual steering torque) that indicates the excess or deficiency of the actual torque relative to the target torque that should be generated by a motor, and computes a value obtained through the torque feedback control as an addition angle. Further, the motor control unit estimates a motor rotation angular velocity that corresponds to a motor rotation angle change amount based on an induced voltage. Under a predetermined condition, the value that is obtained through execution of the torque feedback control is corrected based on the estimated motor rotation angular velocity, and the corrected value is computed as the addition angle. In this way, it is possible to execute motor control with a higher accuracy.
  • the value of the addition angle is brought to a value close to a motor rotation angle change amount that should be achieved, through the correction based on the estimated motor rotation angle as described above. Because the torque deviation is reduced through the correction, a gain of the torque feedback control is preferably set to a low value so that generation of self-excited vibration due to excessive response is suppressed.
  • a torque deviation may be increased.
  • the deviation between the control angle and the actual rotation angle may be temporarily increased beyond a range of deviations at which a rotor of a motor is kept at a rotation position that corresponds to the control angle. Therefore, in order to achieve prompt recovery from such a state, a gain of the torque feedback control is required to be set to a high value to increase the response (followability).
  • the gain of the torque feedback control is variable based on the addition angle (absolute value) that is ultimately computed, whether the addition angle is corrected based on the estimated motor rotation angle is not taken into account. Therefore, the response is likely to be excessively high or low depending on whether the correction is made. As a result, the stability of the motor control may be reduced.
  • the invention provides a motor control unit according to claim 1 capable of executing resolver-less control more stably while ensuring high quietness.
  • a gain of the torque feedback control is changed depending on the mode of computation of the addition angle. In this way, it is possible to more stably execute resolver-less control while maintaining high quietness.
  • a steering shaft 3 to which a steering wheel 2 is fixed is coupled to a rack shaft 5 via a rack-and-pinion mechanism 4.
  • the rotation of the steering shaft 3 caused in response to a steering operation is converted into a reciprocating linear motion of the rack shaft 5 by the rack-and-pinion mechanism 4.
  • the steering shaft 3 in the present embodiment is formed by coupling a column shaft 3a, an intermediate shaft 3b, and a pinion shaft 3c to each other.
  • the reciprocating linear motion of the rack shaft 5 caused in accordance with the rotation of the steering shaft 3 is transmitted to knuckles (not shown) via tie rods 6 that are connected to respective ends of the rack shaft 5.
  • the steered angle of steered wheels 7, that is, the travelling direction of a vehicle is changed.
  • the EPS 1 includes an EPS actuator 10 and an electronic control unit (ECU) 11.
  • the EPS actuator 10 functions as a steering force assisting device that applies assist force for assisting a steering operation to a steering system.
  • the ECU 11 functions as control means for controlling an operation of the EPS actuator 10.
  • the EPS actuator 10 in the present embodiment is formed as a so-called column-type EPS actuator in which a motor 12 that functions as a driving source is drivably coupled to the column shaft 3a via a speed reduction mechanism 13.
  • a brushless motor that rotates on the basis of three-phase (U, V, W) driving electric power is employed as the motor 12.
  • U, V, W three-phase driving electric power
  • a torque sensor 14 is connected to the ECU 11.
  • the ECU 11 detects a steering torque ⁇ that is transmitted to the steering shaft 3 based on a signal output from the torque sensor 14.
  • the ECU 11 in the present embodiment receives a vehicle speed V that is detected by a vehicle speed sensor 15 and a steering angle ⁇ s that is detected by a steering sensor (steering angle sensor) 16.
  • the ECU 11 computes a target assist force that should be applied to the steering system based on these state quantities, and supplies driving electric power so that a motor torque corresponding to the target assist force is generated. In this way, the ECU 11 controls the operation of the EPS actuator 10 that uses the motor 12 as a driving source, that is, the assist force that is applied to the steering system (power assist control).
  • FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the EPS in the present embodiment.
  • the ECU 11 includes a microcomputer 17, and a drive circuit 18.
  • the microcomputer 17 may function as motor control signal output means for outputting a motor control signal.
  • the drive circuit 18 supplies three-phase driving electric power to the motor 12 based on the motor control signal that is output from the microcomputer 17.
  • Control blocks described below are realized by computer programs that are executed by the microcomputer 17.
  • the microcomputer 17 detects each of the above-described state quantities with a predetermined sampling period, and executes the computation processes indicated in each control block with a predetermined period. In this way, the microcomputer 17 produces motor control signals.
  • a known PWM inverter in which a pair of switching elements connected in series is used as a base unit (switching arm) is employed.
  • three switching arms that correspond to respective phase motor coils 12u, 12v, 12w are connected in parallel. That is, a motor control signal that is output from the microcomputer 17 defines the on/off state (duty ratio of each phase switching arm) of each of the phase switching elements that constitute the drive circuit 18.
  • the drive circuit 18 is actuated upon reception of the motor control signal and supplies three-phase driving electric power based on a power supply voltage V_pig that is applied to the drive circuit 18.
  • the ECU 11 is provided with a current sensor 21 that is used to detect respective phase current values Iu, Iv, Iw of the motor 12.
  • the current sensor 21 in the present embodiment has shunt resistance that is connected to the low potential side (ground side) of each of the switching arms that constitute the drive circuit 18.
  • the microcomputer 17 in the present embodiment detects the phase current values Iu, Iv, Iw that are values of currents flowing through the respective phase motor coils 12u, 12v, 12w based on an output signal (inter-terminal voltage of the shut resistance) from the current sensor 21.
  • the microcomputer 17 in the present embodiment detects a rotation angle (electric angle) ⁇ m of the motor 12 based on an output signal from a motor resolver 23.
  • the motor resolver 23 there is employed a coil-type resolver that outputs, as sensor signals, two-phase sinusoidal-wave signals (a sine signal S_sin and a cosine signal S_cos) of which the amplitudes change in accordance with the actual rotation angle (electric angle) of the motor 12.
  • the microcomputer 17 in the present embodiment produces a motor control signal that is output to the drive circuit 18 by executing current feedback control based on the respective phase current values Iu, Iv, Iw and the rotation angle ⁇ m of the motor 12.
  • a motor control unit 24 of the microcomputer 17 includes a first control unit 25, a second control unit 26, and a PWM conversion unit 27.
  • the first control unit 25 and the second control unit 26 compute phase voltage command values Vu*, Vv*, Vw*, and phase voltage command values Vu**, Vv**, Vw**, respectively, which should be applied to the respective phases of the motor 12 through execution of current control on the rotating coordinate system.
  • the PWM conversion unit 27 converts the phase voltage command values to a motor control signal.
  • the microcomputer 17 in the present embodiment outputs the motor control signal produced by the motor control unit 24 to the drive circuit 18.
  • the first control unit 25 includes a current command value computation unit 31 that computes a current command value corresponding to the target assist force based on the steering torque ⁇ and the vehicle speed V that are detected as described above.
  • the first control unit 25 further includes a d/q conversion unit 32, and the d/q conversion unit 32 computes a d-axis current value Id and a q-axis current value Iq by mapping the respective phase current values Iu, Iv, Iw on d/q coordinate system based on the rotation angle ⁇ m that is detected by the motor resolver 23.
  • the first control unit 25 executes current feedback control on the rotating coordinate system (d/q coordinate system) that rotates in accordance with the actual rotation angle ⁇ m of the motor 12. In this way, the first control unit 25 computes the phase voltage command values Vu*, Vv*, Vw* that indicate the voltages that should be applied to the respective phases of the motor 12.
  • F/B control units 34d, 34q current deviations ⁇ Id, ⁇ Iq of the respective axes that are computed by the subtractors 33d, 33q are input into F/B control units (feedback control units) 34d, 34q, respectively.
  • the feedback control units 34d, 34q execute feedback control computations based on the received current deviations ⁇ Id, ⁇ Iq and predetermined feedback gains, respectively. In this way, the feedback control units 34d, 34q compute a d-axis voltage command value Vd* and a q-axis voltage command value Vq* that are voltage command values of the d/q coordinate system, respectively.
  • the F/B control units 34d, 34q compute proportional components that are obtained by multiplying the received current deviations ⁇ Id, ⁇ Iq by proportional gains, and integral components that are obtained by multiplying the integral values of the current deviations ⁇ Id, ⁇ Iq by integral gains. Then, the F/B control units 34d, 34q produce the d-axis voltage command value Vd* and the q-axis voltage command value Vq*, respectively, by adding the corresponding proportional component and integral component together.
  • the d-axis voltage command value Vd* and the q-axis voltage command value Vq* are mapped on a three-phase (U, V, W) alternating-current coordinates by a d/q reverse conversion unit 35.
  • the first control unit 25 outputs the phase voltage command values Vu*, Vv*, Vw* that are obtained through reverse conversion executed by the d/q reverse conversion unit 35 to the PWM conversion unit 27.
  • the second control unit 26 includes an addition angle computation unit 41 and a control angle computation unit 42.
  • the addition angle computation unit 41 computes an addition angle ⁇ a that corresponds to an amount of change in the motor rotation angle (hereinafter, referred to as "motor rotation angle change amount") in each computation period.
  • the control angle computation unit 42 computes a control angle ⁇ c as an imaginary motor rotation angle used in the control, by adding up the addition angles ⁇ a in each computation period.
  • the second control unit 26 computes the phase voltage command values Vu**, Vv**, Vw** by executing current feedback control on a rotating coordinate system ( ⁇ / ⁇ coordinate system) that rotates in accordance with the control angle ⁇ c.
  • the addition angle computation unit 41 in the present embodiment receives the steering torque ⁇ , the vehicle speed V, and the steering angle ⁇ s that are detected as described above.
  • the addition angle computation unit 41 includes a target steering torque computation unit 45 that computes a target steering torque ⁇ *, which corresponds to a target value of the steering torque ⁇ , based on the steering angle ⁇ s of the steering wheel 2 and the vehicle speed V.
  • the target steering torque ⁇ * that is computed by the target steering torque computation unit 45 is input into a subtractor 46 together with the steering torque ⁇ .
  • the addition angle computation unit 41 in the present embodiment computes the addition angle ⁇ a based on a torque deviation ⁇ that is obtained by subtracting the target steering torque ⁇ * from the actual steering torque ⁇ that is detected by the torque sensor 14.
  • the target steering torque ⁇ * is a parameter that corresponds to the motor torque (target torque) that should be generated by the motor 12
  • the steering torque ⁇ is a parameter that corresponds to the actual torque of the motor 12. That is, the difference between the target steering torque ⁇ * and the actual steering torque ⁇ (torque deviation ⁇ ) is a state quantity that indicates the excess or deficiency of the actual torque relative to the target torque.
  • the addition angle computation unit 41 in the present embodiment computes the addition angle ⁇ a by executing torque feedback control so that the actual steering torque ⁇ follows the target steering torque ⁇ *.
  • the torque deviation ⁇ that is computed by the subtractor 46 is input into a F/B control unit 47.
  • the F/B control unit 47 computes the sum of a proportional component that is obtained by multiplying the torque deviation ⁇ by a proportional gain Kp_t and an integral component that is obtained by multiplying the integral value of the torque deviation ⁇ by an integral gain Ki_t, as a first change component d ⁇ of the motor rotation angle in each computation period.
  • the second control unit 26 includes a rotation angular velocity estimation computation unit 50 that functions as motor rotation angular velocity estimation means for estimating a motor rotation angular velocity.
  • the addition angle computation unit 41 receives a motor rotation angular velocity ⁇ m_e that is estimated by the rotation angular velocity estimation computation unit 50 as a second change component d ⁇ of the motor rotation angle in each computation period.
  • the addition angle computation unit 41 in the present embodiment computes the addition angle ⁇ a with the use of the second change component d ⁇ based on the estimated motor rotation angular velocity ⁇ m_e in addition to the first change component d ⁇ based on the torque deviation ⁇ .
  • the second control unit 26 receives an internal command value that corresponds to the phase voltage command values Vu*, Vv* Vw*, Vu**, Vv**, Vw** that are used when the PWM conversion unit 27 produces a motor control signal, that is, duty ratio.
  • the ECU 11 in the present embodiment detects the power supply voltage V_pig that is applied to the drive circuit 18, using a voltage sensor 51 (see FIG. 2 ).
  • the second control unit 26 includes a phase voltage computation unit 52 that computes the phase voltage values Vu, Vv, Vw of the motor 12 based on the detected power supply voltage V_pig and the duty ratio.
  • phase voltage values Vu, Vv, Vw and the phase current value Iu, Iv, Iw of the motor 12, which are detected by the current sensor 21, are converted into an ⁇ -axis voltage value V ⁇ and a ⁇ -axis voltage value V ⁇ and an ⁇ -axis current value I ⁇ and a ⁇ -axis current value I ⁇ on a two-phase fixed coordinate system ( ⁇ / ⁇ coordinate system) by an ⁇ / ⁇ conversion unit 53.
  • the rotation angular velocity estimation computation unit 50 in the present embodiment estimates the motor rotation angular velocity ⁇ m_e based on the motor voltages indicated by the ⁇ -axis voltage value V ⁇ and the ⁇ -axis voltage value V ⁇ and the motor currents indicated by the ⁇ -axis current value I ⁇ and the ⁇ -axis current value I ⁇ .
  • the rotation angular velocity estimation computation unit 50 in the present embodiment includes a disturbance observer 54 that estimates induced voltages generated at the motor 12 as disturbances, based on a motor model.
  • the motor 12 is expressed by a motor model M1 that produces motor currents I ⁇ , I ⁇ based on the motor voltages V ⁇ , V ⁇ and the induced voltages E ⁇ , E ⁇ . Therefore, the disturbance observer 54 that outputs induced voltage estimated values E ⁇ _e, E ⁇ _e is formed by a reverse motor model M2 that receives the motor currents I ⁇ , I ⁇ , and a difference calculator 55 that receives the output from the reverse motor model M2 and the motor voltages V ⁇ , V ⁇ .
  • the rotation angular velocity estimation computation unit 50 in the present embodiment estimates the motor rotation angular velocity ⁇ m_e based on the induced voltage estimated values E ⁇ _e, E ⁇ _e that are output from the disturbance observer 54.
  • Equations 1, 2 the induced voltages E ⁇ , E ⁇ on the ⁇ / ⁇ coordinate system are expressed by Equations 1, 2 indicated below, respectively.
  • Ke denotes an induced voltage constant
  • ⁇ m indicates a motor rotation angular velocity.
  • E ⁇ ⁇ Ke ⁇ ⁇ m ⁇ sin ⁇
  • E ⁇ Ke ⁇ ⁇ m ⁇ cos ⁇
  • Equation 3 indicated below is obtained by solving Equations 1, 2 in terms of an angle " ⁇ ".
  • ⁇ arctan ⁇ E ⁇ / E ⁇
  • the rotation angular velocity estimation computation unit 50 in the present embodiment computes the estimated motor rotation angular velocity ⁇ m_e by differentiating the estimated value ⁇ m_e of the motor rotation angle.
  • the rotation angular velocity estimation computation unit 50 estimates the induced voltage estimated values E ⁇ _e, E ⁇ _e of the motor 12 using the disturbance observer 54 (step 101), and subjects the induced voltage estimated values E ⁇ _e, E ⁇ _e to a filtering process (LPF: low-pass filter) (step 102).
  • the rotation angular velocity estimation computation unit 50 estimates the motor rotation angle ⁇ m_e based on the induced voltage estimated values E ⁇ _e, E ⁇ _e according to Equation 3 (rotation angle estimation) (step 103).
  • the rotation angular velocity estimation computation unit 50 computes the estimated motor rotation angular velocity ⁇ m_e by differentiating the motor rotation angle ⁇ m_e (rotation angular velocity estimation) (step 104).
  • the rotation angular velocity estimation computation unit 50 in the present embodiment outputs the estimated motor rotation angular velocity ⁇ m_e to the addition angle computation unit 41 as a second change component d ⁇ of the motor rotation angle in each computation period (step 105).
  • the first change component d ⁇ of the motor rotation angle based on the torque deviation ⁇ that is computed by the F/B control unit 47 and the second change component d ⁇ of the motor rotation angle based on the estimated motor rotation angular velocity ⁇ m_e that is computed by the rotation angular velocity estimation computation unit 50 are both input into an addition angle adjustment computation unit 58.
  • the addition angle computation unit 41 in the present embodiment changes the mode of computing the addition angle ⁇ a based on the value of the induced voltage square sum Esq_ ⁇ .
  • the motor rotation angular velocity that is obtained using one computation period as a base unit is equivalent to the motor rotation angle change amount in the one computation period.
  • the estimation of the induced voltages based on the motor currents and the motor voltages with the use of the disturbance observer 54 is executed with a higher accuracy in a high-speed rotation region where the induced voltage increases.
  • the addition angle adjustment computation unit 58 in the present embodiment determines whether the rotation state (rotation speed) of the motor 12 is within the high-speed rotation region in which it is possible to ensure the estimation accuracy at which the estimated motor rotation angular velocity ⁇ m_e is used as the second change component d ⁇ of the motor rotation angle, by comparing the induced voltage square sum Esq_ ⁇ with the threshold E0. Only when the motor rotation speed is within the high-speed rotation region in which the required estimation accuracy is ensured, the second change component d ⁇ based on the estimated motor rotation angular velocity ⁇ m_e is used.
  • the addition angle adjustment computation unit 58 obtains the first change component d ⁇ based on the torque deviation ⁇ , the second change component d ⁇ based on the estimated motor rotation angular velocity ⁇ m_e, and the induced voltage square sum Esq_ ⁇ (step 201 to step 203).
  • step 205 If it is determined in step 205 that the flag is already set ("YES" in step 205), the processes in step 206 and step 207 are not executed.
  • the addition angle adjustment computation unit 58 in the present embodiment outputs the addition angle ⁇ a that is computed in step 208 or step 211 to the outside (step 212).
  • the first change component d ⁇ is cleared (step 207) in the first computation period in which the addition angle ⁇ a is computed with the use of the second change component d ⁇ based on the estimated motor rotation angular velocity ⁇ m_e ("YES" in step 204 and "NO” in step 205) for the following reason. That is, the first change component d ⁇ reflects the state of the immediately preceding computation period in which the second change component d ⁇ is not used. In the present embodiment, it is therefore possible to compute the addition angle with a high accuracy irrespective of the motor rotation state.
  • the addition angle computation unit 41 outputs the thus computed addition angle ⁇ a to the control angle computation unit 42.
  • the control angle computation unit 42 retains the immediately preceding value of the control angle ⁇ c that is computed in the immediately preceding computation period in a storage region (not shown), and adds the addition angle ⁇ a to the immediately preceding value to compute the new control angle ⁇ c. Then, the control angle computation unit 42 updates the immediately preceding value that is stored in the storage region to the new control angle ⁇ c to compute the control angle ⁇ c through addition of the addition angle ⁇ a in each computation period.
  • control angle ⁇ c as the thus computed imaginary motor rotation angle used in the control is input into a y/ ⁇ conversion unit 60 together with the ⁇ -axis current value I ⁇ and the ⁇ -axis current value I ⁇ of the two-phase fixed coordinate system ( ⁇ / ⁇ coordinate system), which are output from the ⁇ / ⁇ conversion unit 53.
  • the y/ ⁇ conversion unit 60 maps the ⁇ -axis current value I ⁇ and the ⁇ -axis current value I ⁇ on the rotating coordinate system that rotates in accordance with the control angle ⁇ c, that is, the orthogonal coordinates of the ⁇ / ⁇ coordinate system to compute a ⁇ -axis current value Iy and a ⁇ -axis current value I ⁇ as the actual current values of the ⁇ / ⁇ coordinate system.
  • the ⁇ -axis coincides with the d-axis when the deviation (load angle) between the control angle ⁇ c and the actual motor rotation angle ⁇ m is 0.
  • the second control unit 26 includes a current command value computation unit 61 that computes a ⁇ -axis current command value I ⁇ * and a ⁇ -axis current command value I ⁇ * as current command values of the ⁇ / ⁇ coordinate system.
  • the current command value computation unit 61 computes the ⁇ -axis current command value I ⁇ * and the ⁇ -axis current command value I ⁇ * based on the torque deviation ⁇ that is computed by the addition angle computation unit 41 and the target steering torque ⁇ *.
  • the current command value computation unit 61 in the present embodiment includes a ⁇ -axis current increase/decrease value computation unit 71 and an adding-up control unit 72.
  • the ⁇ -axis current increase/decrease value computation unit 71 computes an increase/decrease value of the ⁇ -axis current command value I ⁇ * ( ⁇ -axis current increase/decrease value ⁇ ) in each computation period based on the torque deviation ⁇ between the target steering torque ⁇ * and the actual steering torque ⁇ .
  • the adding-up control unit 72 adds up the received ⁇ -axis current increase/decrease values ⁇ in each computation period.
  • the ⁇ -axis current increase/decrease value computation unit 71 in the present embodiment has two maps 71a, 71b in which the torque deviation ⁇ and the ⁇ -axis current increase/decrease value ⁇ are associated with each other.
  • the first map 71a is formed for the case where the sign (direction) of the target steering torque ⁇ * is positive ( ⁇ * > 0)
  • the second map 71b is formed for the case where the sign (direction) of the target steering torque ⁇ * is negative ( ⁇ * ⁇ 0).
  • the sign of the target steering torque ⁇ * that is immediately before it becomes 0 is used.
  • the ⁇ -axis current increase/decrease value computation unit 71 computes the ⁇ -axis current increase/decrease value ⁇ in each computation period based on the torque deviation ⁇ while switching the map to be referenced, based on the sign of the received target steering torque ⁇ *.
  • the state where the torque deviation ⁇ is a positive value when the target steering torque ⁇ * is a positive value and the state where the torque deviation ⁇ is a negative value when the sign of the target steering torque ⁇ * is a negative value indicate that the actual torque is insufficient relative to the target toque that should be generated by the motor 12.
  • the case where the torque deviation ⁇ is a negative value when the target torque ⁇ * is a positive value and the case where the torque deviation ⁇ is a positive value when the target steering torque ⁇ * is a negative value indicate that the actual torque is excessive relative to the target torque that should be generated by the motor 12.
  • the ⁇ -axis current increase/decrease value computation unit 71 in the present embodiment computes the ⁇ -axis current increase/decrease value ⁇ in each computation period based on the excess or deficiency of the actual torque relative to the target torque that should be generated by the motor, which is indicated by the torque deviation ⁇ .
  • the adding-up control unit 72 in the present embodiment retains the control output in the immediately preceding computation period, that is, the immediately preceding value of the ⁇ -axis current command value I ⁇ * in the storage region (not shown). Then, the adding-up control unit 72 adds the received ⁇ -axis current increase/decrease value ⁇ to the immediately preceding value to compute the new ⁇ -axis current command value I ⁇ *, and updates the immediately preceding value that is retained in the storage region to the new ⁇ -axis current command value I ⁇ *.
  • the current command value computation unit 61 in the present embodiment sets the control output from the adding-up control unit 72, that is, the sum of the ⁇ -axis current increase/decrease values ⁇ , as the ⁇ -axis current command value I ⁇ *.
  • the ⁇ -axis current command value I ⁇ * that is computed by the current command value computation unit 61 as described above is input into a subtractor 74a together with the ⁇ -axis current value I ⁇ .
  • the ⁇ -axis current command value I ⁇ * is input into a subtractor 74b together with the ⁇ -axis current value I ⁇ .
  • the current deviations ⁇ I ⁇ , ⁇ I ⁇ that are computed by the subtractors 74a, 74b are input into F/B control units 75a, 75b, respectively.
  • the F/B control units 75a, 75b compute a ⁇ -axis voltage command value V ⁇ * and a ⁇ -axis voltage command value V ⁇ * that are voltage command values of the ⁇ / ⁇ coordinate system by executing feedback control based on the current deviations ⁇ I ⁇ , ⁇ I ⁇ and predetermined feedback gains (proportional: P, integral: I), respectively. Because the mode of the feedback control computations that are executed by the F/B control units 75a, 75b are similar to those of the F/B control units 34d, 34q in the first control unit 25, detailed description thereof will be omitted.
  • the ⁇ -axis voltage command value V ⁇ * and the ⁇ -axis voltage command value V ⁇ * are mapped on the three-phase (U, V, W) alternating-current coordinates by a two-phase/three-phase conversion unit 76. Then, the second control unit 26 outputs the phase voltage command values Vu**, Vv**, Vw** produced by the two-phase/three-phase conversion unit 76 to the PWM conversion unit 27.
  • the microcomputer 17 in the present embodiment includes a rotation angle abnormality detection unit 78 that detects an abnormality of the rotation angle ⁇ m that is detected by the motor resolver 23. Specifically, the rotation angle abnormality detection unit 78 in the present embodiment determines whether the square sum of a sine signal S_sin and a cosine signal S_cos that are output from the motor resolver 23 is within a proper range. Based on the result of detection, the rotation angle abnormality detection unit 78 detects an abnormality of the rotation angle ⁇ m used as the actual rotation angle of the motor 12.
  • the result of abnormality detection by the rotation angle abnormality detection unit 78 is input into the motor control unit 24 as a rotation angle abnormality detection signal S_rsf. Then, the motor control unit 24 in the present embodiment outputs a motor control signal based on the phase voltage command values Vu*, Vv*, Vw* that are computed by the first control unit 25 when there is no abnormality in the rotation angle ⁇ m, and outputs a motor control signal based on the phase voltage command values Vu**, Vv**, Vw** that are computed by the second control unit 26 when there is an abnormality in the rotation angle ⁇ m.
  • the second control unit 26 computes the phase voltage command values Vu**, Vv**, Vw** using the control angle ⁇ m that is an imaginary motor rotation angle used in the control, without using the rotation angle ⁇ m that is detected by the motor resolver 23, which is an actual rotation angle of the motor 12.
  • the ECU 11 in the present embodiment produces the motor control signal based on the phase voltage command voltage values Vu**, Vv**, Vw** that are computed by the second control unit 26.
  • the addition angle computation unit 41 in the present embodiment includes a F/B gain variable control unit 80.
  • the F/B control unit 47 executes the torque feedback control based on the gain (feedback gain) that is computed by the F/B gain variable control unit 80.
  • the F/B gain variable control unit 80 outputs the combination of a proportional gain Kp_t that is used for computation of the proportional component and an integral gain Ki_t that is used for computation of the integral component to the F/B control unit 27 as (a set of) feedback gains. Then, the F/B gain variable control unit 80 in the present embodiment computes one of two different feedback gains K1, K2 depending on the mode of computation of the addition angle ⁇ a in the addition angle adjustment computation unit 58.
  • the F/B gain variable control unit 80 receives the induced voltage square sum Esq_ ⁇ that is computed by the rotation angular velocity estimation computation unit 50. Then, the F/B gain variable control unit 80 determines the mode of computation of the addition angle ⁇ a by comparing the induced voltage square sum Esq_ ⁇ with the threshold E0, like the addition angle adjustment computation unit 58.
  • the F/B gain variable control unit 80 determines whether the induced voltage square sum Esq_ ⁇ exceeds the threshold E0 (step 301). If the induced voltage square sum Esq_ ⁇ exceeds the threshold E0 (Esq_ ⁇ > E0) ("YES" in step 301), the F/B gain variable control unit 80 determines that the computation of the addition angle ⁇ a is the "second computation mode" in which a value obtained by correcting the first change component d ⁇ based on the torque deviation ⁇ by the estimated motor rotation angular velocity ⁇ m_e is set as the addition angle ⁇ a, and computes the feedback gain K2 (step 302).
  • the F/B gain variable control unit 80 determines that the mode of computation of the addition angle is the "first computation mode" in which the first change component d ⁇ based on the torque deviation ⁇ is set as the addition angle ⁇ a. Then, in the first computation mode, the F/B gain variable control unit 80 computes the feedback gain K1 at which the response is higher than that at the feedback gain K2 used in the second computation mode (K1 > K2) (step 303).
  • the integral gain Ki_t of the feedback gain K1 used in the first computation mode is set higher than that of the feedback gain K2 used in the second computation mode.
  • the proportional gains Kp_t of the two feedback gains K1, K2 are set equal to each other.
  • the response to the torque feedback control is optimized. Thus, it is possible to stably execute the resolver-less control while maintaining quietness.
  • the motor rotation angular velocity that is obtained using one computation period as a base unit is equivalent to the amount of change in the motor rotation angle in the one computation period. Therefore, the first change component d ⁇ in the above-described configuration corresponds to the amount of change in the motor rotation angular velocity, and large fluctuations are less likely to occur in the value. Accordingly, if the above-described configuration 1) is applied to this configuration, more significant effects are obtained.
  • the invention is applied to a so-called column-type electric power steering system (EPS) 1.
  • EPS column-type electric power steering system
  • a system to which the invention is applied is not limited to the column-type electric power steering system 1.
  • the invention may be applied to a so-called pinion-type electric power steering system and a so-called rack assist-type electric power steering system.
  • the invention may be applied to a motor control unit that is used for a system other than an electric power steering system.
  • the invention may be applied to a vehicle steering system that includes an electric actuator such as a transmission ratio variable device.
  • the torque deviation ⁇ between the target steering torque ⁇ * and the actual steering torque ⁇ is used as the "torque deviation between the target torque that should be generated by the motor and the actual torque".
  • the torque deviation between the target torque and the actual torque may be used.
  • the integral gain Ki_t of the feedback gain K1 used in the first computation mode is set higher than that of the feedback gain K2 used in the second computation mode.
  • the proportional gain Kp_t of the feedback gain K1 used in the first computation mode may be higher than that of the feedback gain K2 used in the second computation mode.
  • the two feedback gains K1, K2 may be different in only proportional gain Kp_t from each other.
  • the F/B gain control unit 47 executes the PI control (proportional: P, integral: I) as the torque feedback control.
  • the differential gain Kd_t may be variable in the derivative control (D) such as the PID control.
  • D derivative control
  • whether the proportional gain Kp_t is variable and whether the integral gain Ki_t is variable may be set as appropriate.
  • the F/B gain variable control unit 80 determines the mode of computation of the addition angle ⁇ a by comparing the induced voltage square sum Esq_ ⁇ with the threshold E0, like the addition angle adjustment computation unit 58.
  • the invention is not limited to this, and another configuration may be employed.
  • the addition angle adjustment computation unit 58 may output a signal indicating the computation mode.
  • the invention is not limited to this, and the method of correction using the estimated motor rotation angular velocity ⁇ m_e is not limited to this.

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